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| == Direct contact ==
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| Two measures of protection against direct contact hazards are often required, since, in practice, the first measure may not be infallible}}
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| A direct contact refers to a person coming into contact with a conductor which is live in normal circumstances (see {{FigRef|F2}}).
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| IEC 61140 standard has renamed “protection against direct contact” with the term “basic protection”. The former name is at least kept for information.
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| {{FigImage|DB422221_EN|svg|F2|Direct contact}}
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| == Indirect contact ==
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| Standards and regulations distinguish two kinds of dangerous contact,
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| *Direct contact
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| *Indirect contact
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| and corresponding protective measures}}
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| An indirect contact refers to a person coming into contact with an exposed-conductive-part which is not normally alive, but has become alive accidentally (due to insulation failure or some other cause).
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| The fault current raise the exposed-conductive-part to a voltage liable to be hazardous which could be at the origin of a touch current through a person coming into contact with this exposed-conductive-part (see {{FigRef|F3}}).
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| IEC 61140 standard has renamed “protection against indirect contact” with the term “fault protection”. The former name is at least kept for information.
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| {{FigImage|DB422222_EN|svg|F3|Indirect contact}}
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| [[ru:Прямое и косвенное прикосновения]]
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| [[zh:直接接触和间接接触]]
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